On-and-off-screen lovers Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens are no longer hiding their relationship, reports USA Today.

Zac and Vanessa, aka Zanessa, were openly affectionate on the set of High School Musical 3: Senior Year, from wrapping their arms around each other to splitting a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.

“Life imitates art,” says [director and choreographer] Kenny Ortega. “It doesn’t hurt us that Zac and Vanessa have a connection. When Zac and Vanessa first auditioned for me, they didn’t know each other. But the chemistry those two kids share was just there. It has always been there.”

Vanessa, 19, is a believer of her chemistry on-screen with Zac. “I’m such a hopeless romantic,” she says. “You can feel the emotions Gabriella has for Troy. Zac and I have done three movies together now, and we can basically do anything in front of each other. We’re so comfortable, we’re not afraid to take chances.”

All Zac will say about his real-life romance is, “I’m glad Troy and Gabriella’s relationship comes across as real.”

Read the full HSM3 article at USAToday.com.

On-and-off-screen couple Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens step out of their limousine and board a private jet at a Los Angeles airport on Friday.

The High School Musical twosome are jetting off for a little July 4th getaway! Maybe to join their HSM costar Ashley Tisdale and her boyfriend Jared Murillo in Hawaii?

DO YOU THINK Zanessa is joining Jashley on vacation in Hawaii?

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Zac and Vanessa are baaaaaack!

High School Musical 3: Senior Year has its first photo out for the much-anticipated film, due out Oct. 24 according to People.

The HSM gang is entering their last year at East High and it’s going to culminate at - where else - the prom!

“We’re very focused [as dance partners],” V, 19, tells People. “We want to get it right and we have so much fun together that even if things do get difficult, we still try to churn it out and have fun with it!”

HOW EXCITED ARE YOU for High School Musical 3 — YAY or NAY?

Hiding behind a pair of shades, a solo Zac Efron sports a cool “Rock and or Roll” t-shirt with a brick wall design while out and about in Los Angeles on Wednesday morning.

The 20-year-old High School Musical star hid his face from photographers soon after they started snapping away.

Zac’s on-and-off-screen girlfriend Vanessa Hudgens has been making the New York City rounds promoting her sophomore album, Identified.

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Zac Efron waves to photographers while spotted out and about in Beverly Hills with toothpick in tow on Tuesday.

Looks like it’s a t-shirt day, as Zac, 20, was spotted in a white t-shirt this morning and now in black!

Mr. Efron’s new movie, Me and Orson Welles, has not yet announced its release date. Claire Danes and Ben Chaplin co-star.

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Before hitting the gym and pumping some iron, Zac Efron grabs a quick breakfast Tuesday morning at Paty’s Diner in Toluca Lake, Calif.

The 20-year-old High School Musical hottie spent the last few weeks in Salt Lake City, Utah filming High School Musical 3: Senior Year.

Zefron’s on-and-off-screen girlfriend Vanessa Hudgens has been busy in the Big Apple promoting her sophomore album, Identified.

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Here’s some more scoopage on Disney darling Vanessa Hudgens’s interview with Cosmogirl via ET.

Apparently in the middle of the interview, costar boyfriend Zac Efron walks in. The interviewer writes, “When [Vanessa] sees Zac, she runs over and they kiss, oblivious to the dozen of us in the room. She rubs his stomach, he puts his arm around her — these gestures say more than any statement she could make.”

Vanessa, 19, also shared her viewpoint on love: “If you really love someone, you shouldn’t have to work at it. You finish each others’ sentences and have the same sense of humor… You have to think it through, not just do something spur of the moment. So that after it happens you won’t regret it. I think girls can be infatuated with their boyfriends and they have to remember [to put themselves] first.”

Ms. Hudgens also featured in the new Sears campaign, new Ecko site and Neutrogena meet-and-greet contest.

High School Musical hottie Zac Efron isn’t a fan of personal hygiene, according to Star.

“Zac isn’t a big fan of showering,” an HSM3 set insider says. “It’s so gross, because Zac loves to work out and plays basketball all the time — and then goes days without showering. When he gets lazy, he likes to clean himself with baby wipes!”

The 20-year-old heartthrob reportedly goes days without bathing.

Oh, what will we think of next…